That’s kinda the point of a #ConstitutionalRepublic ...the #electoralcollege is set up so that the big states don’t outweigh the smaller states, creating an even playing field. There have been five Presidents to have not won the popular vote but win the electoral college, but they have a problem with it because Donald Trump won, not Hillary. If she had won the other way around, they’d be arguing for her winning the electoral college and not by popular vote.

Voting is a funnel. At the tippy top, you have all American citizens over 18 who don't have felonies. Beneath that, as the funnel narrows, you have all eligible voters who are registered. Deeper down the funnel, you have all registered voters who support one of the two major party candidates who advances to the general election. And at the very bottom, the most narrow part, you have the remaining voters who actually turn out.
Here are 7 big ideas (not all my own) to not only get more people into the voting funnel that is our democracy, but also raise the conversation rate of those who turn out:
1. Make Election Day a national holiday for Christ's sake! It’s a sin that it’s not. This is by far the easiest way to get more people to the polls. How can poor people possibly afford to take off work and wait in line to vote on a random Tuesday in November?
2. Automate voter registration. If you’re eligible, you’re registered. Nuff said.
3. Eliminate closed primary elections, opening the doors once and for all to registered voters who come from any political affiliation. In New York alone, there were over 3 million independents who couldn't participate in the 2016 democratic primary. They were eligible for the general election, but had no say in choosing a candidate for that general.
4. Eliminate superdelegates and the electoral college. Standardize the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. While this won’t directly drive voter turnout, it will no doubt help guarantee one person one vote.
5. In the same vein, secure our voting system using the best tech. Preventing foreign interference in our elections must be a topmost priority.
6. Empower the 6.1 million Americans who can't vote due to felony disenfranchisement.
7. Finally, nominate candidates who aren’t beholden to big party donors. Fight for politicians who fight for you and millions like you will turn out to fight for them... what do you think?

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The founding fathers knew what they were doing. Trust how they set it up. I just want to know how the electoral college is selected and who they are. #electoralcollege #electoral #voting

#onedown#winning — The Connecticut state Senate on Saturday voted in favor of a measure to give the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the #popularvote
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The move puts the state in a position to become the 11th, in addition to Washington, D.C.., to join an interstate compact to pool their Electoral College votes for the candidate who wins the popular vote.
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The state Senate voted 21-14 in favor of the bill, with the support of three GOP lawmakers, The Guardian reported. The measure passed the state House on a 77-73 vote last month. Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is expected to sign the legislation, according to the report.
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With the addition of Connecticut's seven electoral votes, the compact would have 172 in total. For the compact to go into effect nationally, it would need 270 electoral votes - the number needed for a candidate to win the presidency.
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The nationwide effort to form the compact gained traction after George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election without winning the popular vote and took on new life after the 2016 election.
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President Trump won the Electoral College, but Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.
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Regrann from @meganandmeme - Every state needs to do this. And the Supreme Court needs to abolish the Electoral College on a federal level. Make it an amendment and solidify it. We don't need it anymore. We can gather votes and report them nearly instantly in the modern age - the popular vote is the only democratic way - the fact that the Electoral College has already elected two presidents against the popular vote during two election periods of the last five (Bush's run in 2000, Dump's in 2016) - that's unacceptable. Every vote should count and the People should decide. Period. #abolishtheelectoralcollege#electoralcollege
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Every state needs to do this. And the Supreme Court needs to abolish the Electoral College on a federal level. Make it an amendment and solidify it. We don't need it anymore. We can gather votes and report them nearly instantly in the modern age - the popular vote is the only democratic way - the fact that the Electoral College has already elected two presidents against the popular vote during two election periods of the last five (Bush's run in 2000, Dump's in 2016) - that's unacceptable. Every vote should count and the People should decide. Period. #abolishtheelectoralcollege#electoralcollege
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This is why we have the electoral college. Yes, this is a smaller scale and it's not the full country but it shows my point. 15 counties in Nevada voted Trump while 2 voted Hillary. Hillary won Nevada. This is the same for the electoral college. Trump could've won every state but California, New York, and Florida and he still would've lost because if the popular vote was the deciding factor #electoralcollege#trump#hillaryclinton#maga